Label holder for marking and classifying electrical conductors and the like



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LABEL HOLDER FOR MARKING AND CLASSIFYING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND THELIKE Filed Sept. 15, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEIYQ Dec. 18, 1962BLANCHET 3,058,600

LABEL HOLDER FOR ING AND CLASSIFYING ELECTRICAL CONDU ORS AND THE LIKEFiled Sept. 15, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Lucie/2 Elancfief @MWMATTORNEYS United States Patent U s 068 600 LABEL HOLDER FORMARKING ANDCLASSIFY- 31g ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND THE Lucien Blanchet, 35 Rue duCinq Mars, Colombes, Seine, France Filed Sept. 15, 1960, Ser. No. 56,143Claims priority, application France Jan. 15, 1960 1 Claim. (El. 40-316)This invention relates to a new article of manufacture consisting of alabel holder for marking and classifying electrical conductors and thelike, characterized by the fact that it comprises in combination aretaining slot for a label holder and at least one collar forming aspring grip, moulded from the same resilient transparent material as thelabel holder, by means of which the label holder may be attached to acylindrical conductor, the diameter of which may vary within certainlimits. The electrical conductor is introduced into said collars bymeans of a lateral pressure exerted by the conductor on the edges of theintermediate slots in said collars.

The label holders according to the invention may comprise at least twocollars which are divided along two generatrices symmetricallypositioned on opposite sides of an intermediate plane, perpendicular tothe label holder, so that any vibration having a tendency to cause oneof the collars to slip off necessarily causes the other collar to gripthe conductor more firmly, and vice versa.

Other characteristics of the present invention will be better understoodafter'reading the following description given by way of example, withoutlimiting the scope of the invention to the details thereof. Thisdescription refers to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the label holder according to theinvention;

FIGS. 2-5 show in perspective the different steps in mounting the labelholder of FIG. 1 on a relatively flexible cable;

FIGS. 6 and 7 show in perspective the difierent steps in mounting thesame label holder on a rigid conductor or cable.

FIG. 1 shows a label holder comprising collars 13 and 14 which areslotted at 15 along two generatrices symmetrically positioned withrespect to an axial plane perpendicular to the label.

A space is provided which longitudinally separates the collars 13 and 14sufficiently to permit the passage of the cable between these twocollars when it is being mounted.

It is clear that the inner diameter of a label holder such as the oneshown on FIG. 1, is less than the maximum diameter of a cable which maybe equipped with this label holder, so that even if the label holder isused on a cable of smaller diameter, the collars 13 and 14 will exertsufiicient pressure on the cable to prevent the collar from turning.

The flexible cable a, shown in FIGS. 2-5, is inserted into the space andthe space 17 between the two collars, exerting a pressure on the part 18of the collar 13, which is preferably rounded, like the part 19 of thecollar 14 which is symmetrical thereto, so as to facilitate the passageof the cable 10a into the space 17 and then into the space 16, not shownon FIGS. 2-5.

It is easy to understand from FIG. 3 the manner in which the end 1011 ofthe cable is pivoted into the space 17 until, as shown on FIG. 4, thiscable enters the space 16 and assumes its final position shown on FIG.5.

As has already been pointed out, the slots 15 and 16 increase in sizeafter introduction of the cable 10a10b, the size of the slot 15a shownon FIGS. 4 and 5 being greater than that of the slot 15 shown on FIG. 1,so that the collar 13 frictionally engages the outer surface of thecable 10a.

ghe same is true of the slot 16, not visible on FIGS. 4 an 5.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a rigid cable which is first inserted into the space17 between the collars 13 and 14 in a position perpendicular to the axisof these collars.

To go from the position shown on FIG. 6 to that shown on FIG. 7, it issunicient to turn the label holder in the direction of the arrow 20, sothat the rigid cable 100 exerts pressure on the edges of the slots 15and 16.

As the label holder is turned, the cable 10c enters the collars 13 and14, which then close to finally assume, with respect to cable 10c, thesame position which they occupy in FIG. 5 with respect to the cable 10a,10b.

It will be appreciated that the embodiment herein described may bemodified as to detail, and various elements thereof replaced byequivalent elements, without thereby departing from the spirit of theinvention.

For example the cross-section of the label holding slot may be modified,as well as that of the upper part, which may be made flat.

What is claimed is:

A one-piece label holder for marking electrical conductors and the like,said label holder being made of an elastic transparent insulatingmaterial and provided with a slot beneath a section of its outer surfaceextending substantially parallel thereto, said slot being dimensioned toreceive a label which, when inserted in said slot, is visible throughand protected by said surface section, said label holder likewisecomprising a pair of resilient jaws depending from opposite sides ofsaid section and curving in opposite directions about a common axis,each of said jaws extending to a point diametrically opposite butaxially spaced from the end of the other jaw, and forming a collarhaving a diameter smaller than that of the smallest cable to be marked,said collars being longitudinally spaced from each other by a distanceat least equal to the maximum diameter of cable to be marked.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,655,904 Hott Jan. 10, 1928 1,681,710 Ostrander Aug. 21, 1928 2,624,965Griswold Jan. 13, 1953 2,929,161 Kuyk Mar. 22, 1960 FOREIGN PATENTS633,468 Germany July 29, 1936 655,749 Germany Jan. 22, 1938

